Wednesday’s severe thunderstorm caused scattered damage in Defiance and the area, that’s according to the National Weather Service’s North Webster, Ind. office. The storm was most disruptive on the east side…where a couple of electric poles went down, including one with a transformer attached. That one crossed Ottawa Avenue and blocked traffic until the mess could be cleaned up. Large tree branches that fell also caused some damage around town while a whole maple tree snapped off at its roots on the former school property on Arabella Street. Eastside power was knocked out for some customers. The only major structural damage to a home in Defiance appeared to be on Riverside Ave. where a tree struck a house’s roof.